Yo, MR.SUBFIXER ! Well,it goes like this.At my favorite flea market.See a box full of ,apparently toys.A bow is sticking up calling to me.
You know,"take me home" take me home".I pull this very dilapidated toy ship out and realize it,s a TEXACO TANKER ship toy.Hmmm,ODD, NO WHEELS !and no place for any ! Prop? one blade,seriously injured ship-toy.Question.Why a prop? I have NEVER seen this ship toy with one of those.
I got it home and found four screw locations in the wreck of the main deck areas aft.Undo screws.Surprise,ALL the electrics are clean(battery corrosion wise) just full of dirt(dry kind).Yes ,it RUNS.(somewhat feebly,but it does run.
Now,conversion to J.L.HANNA and semi-scale looks ,new rudder and prop and we,ll see. TANKER-builder